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Saint Emerita of Rome

22 September

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Consecrated virgin, an early version of a nun. When dragged to court for the crime of Christianity during the persecutions of Valerian, she simply stood in front of the judge and prayed. Martyr.

c.259 in Rome, Italy
relics enshrined in the church of Saint Marcellus in Rome

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Catholic Online
- Wikipedia

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Emerita of Rome“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 September 2017. Web. 16 April 2024. <>